Onagraceae

Ruby chalice clarkia

Clarkia rubicunda (Lindl.) F.H.Lewis & M.E.Lewis

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Clarkia

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Ruby chalice clarkia: Clarkia rubicunda subsp. blasdalei — Photo: Annie's Annuals & Perennials, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: كلاركية قرمزية
English: Ruby chalice clarkia
Swedish: Rubinclarkia

Synonyms

Clarkia rubicunda subsp. blasdalei (Jeps.) F.H.Lewis & M.E.Lewis
Clarkia rubicunda subsp. rubicunda
Godetia blasdalei Jeps.
Godetia rubicunda Lindl.
Oenothera amoena f. rubicunda (Lindl.) Regel
Oenothera rubicunda Hook. & Arn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.